mettle

mettle(
meh
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duhl
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el valor
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Though timid, he proves his mettle in a crisis.Aunque es tímido, prueba su valor en una crisis.
b. el ánimo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The little girl demonstrated surprising mettle during the long and dangerous journey.La pequeña demostró ánimo sorprendente durante el viaje largo y peligroso.
c. el temple
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The general displayed his mettle when he returned to no man's land to rescue his fellow soldier.El general mostró su temple cuando volvió a la tierra de nadie para rescatar a su compañero.
d. la entereza
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Even as imprisonment and torture put her mettle to the test, Clara did not renounce her beliefs.Aunque la prisión y la tortura ponían a prueba su entereza, Clara no renunció a sus creencias.
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